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The idiom "got the tiger by the tail" means that you have responsibility for an enterprise that is considered too difficult, or challenging, or potentially harmful.

If one has a tiger by the tail, he has limited control and considerable peril.

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The phrase "got a tiger by the tail" means being in a precarious or dangerous situation that becomes increasingly difficult to control. It implies being in a challenging predicament where actions have unpredictable consequences.

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